Predation risk affects trade-off between nest guarding and foraging in Seychelles warblers

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 648-658

  Komdeur, Jan ^a   Kats, Romke K H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Egg defense; Egg predation; Foraging; Parental care; Reproductive success; Seychelles warbler; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EGG PREDATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST GUARDING; PREDATION RISK; TRADE-OFF;

SEYCHELLES;

ACROCEPHALUS SECHELLENSIS; FOUDIA SECHELLARUM; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0033379544     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.6.648     Document Type: Article

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